Fishing Teaching Pavilion.
When Jiang Yi and Liu Sheng stepped into the pavilion together!
The white-haired old man sleeping soundly with his legs propped on the table seemed to sense something!
He abruptly raised his head!
A glint of sharp light flashed through his murky eyes!
He stared fixedly at Jiang Yi, looking him up and down without pause.
As though he were appraising some rare treasure.
Under his gaze, Jiang Yi inexplicably felt a chill rise in his heart!
It was an absurdly icy feeling!
As if every secret on his body had nowhere to hide before him!
As if he had been seen through completely!
"Was it an illusion?"
Jiang Yi's hairs stood on end, and he could not help but shudder.
"Greetings, Elder Chang!"
Elder Chang did not respond. He continued staring at Jiang Yi, tugging at his wrinkled old face.
His mouth split into a broad grin!
"Kid, you're quite impressive!"
"I never thought that in this godforsaken backwater, I would see a genius like you!"
"Rare, truly rare!"
Jiang Yi hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and cupped his fist in salute.
"Elder Chang overpraised me!"
"I... What I said was all the truth!
Even in those great cities, with this cultivation speed alone, you would be enough to join the ranks of the prodigies."
Standing to one side, Liu Sheng smiled and chimed in.
"Elder Chang, your old eyes are truly sharp!
You saw right through it!
My nephew is absolutely a martial arts genius!
Didn't I have him practice that Cauldron Origin Art before?
It has not even been a week!
Yet he has already cultivated this martial art to great mastery!
If that is not genius, then what is?
You are so knowledgeable, Elder Chang. Could you help take a look and see whether there are any other suitable martial arts..."
The white-haired old man called himself Elder Chang!
He had come to Wushui Town twenty years ago.
But for some unknown reason!
He had entered the Fishing Teaching Pavilion and become its caretaker!
Liu Sheng knew very well!
The old man before him was anything but simple. He was likely a powerful expert.
His identity was mysterious and far from ordinary.
For all anyone knew!
He might have come from some great faction!
Later, he had arrived in this little town of Wushui and settled into seclusion.
The Cauldron Origin Art, for instance, had come from his hands!
"Easy enough, easy enough!"
Elder Chang narrowed his eyes and nodded.
Slowly, he slipped a hand into his sleeve and fumbled around inside.
He took out a yellowed old book!
[Detected a fragment of the low-grade Heaven-tier martial art Indestructible Golden Body Art—Nine Cauldrons Returning Origin Art. Record it?] [Required lifespan cost: 10.]
Jiang Yi: "???"
A Heaven-tier martial art?
Was this really going that far?
Was this something a small town could possibly produce?
Heaven-tier!!!
That was something capable of making an ordinary martial artist into a king or patriarch!
Even if it was only a fragment!
Its value was still beyond measure!
Once word got out, it would be enough to stir up a bloody storm that swept across the world.
"This martial art is the advanced form of the Cauldron Origin Art.
Take it, kid. Once you have mastered it, come back here."
Elder Chang stretched out his hand. His knuckles stood out distinctly, and his hand was as gaunt as a branch on a tree.
He grabbed Jiang Yi's arm and forcibly stuffed the manual into Jiang Yi's hand.
Staring at him, he grinned broadly!
"When the time comes, this old man will give you another peerless art worthy of being called supreme..."
Jiang Yi raised his head and met his gaze!
In that instant!
Scripture passages from the Nameless Scripture circulated within his sea of consciousness, clearing his mind!
It was as though some invisible great power had blessed his body.
It gave him the ability to pierce through the essence and see through falsehood!
Their gazes met, and Jiang Yi saw—
Deep within those murky eyes hid endless madness and greed.
A chill reached straight into the depths of his soul!
What did he want?
What did he want!
Sure enough, there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world!
It was all fucking schemes!
Jiang Yi forcefully suppressed the unease in his heart!
After exchanging a glance, he quickly lowered his head and cupped his fist in salute.
"Then... many thanks, Elder Chang!"
"Kid, if you truly wish to thank me, then cultivate properly.
Strive to master it soon, so you can come back to see me again!"
Elder Chang said with a beaming smile!
He looked just like a kind and benevolent old grandfather!
Come back again?
Heh heh!
Jiang Yi bowed deeply, appearing extremely respectful!
"...Yes!"
Circumstances were stronger than people!
For now, he could only endure.
He did not even know Elder Chang's identity or strength!
If he rashly flipped the table!
There would be no benefit to him at all. He might even send himself to an early grave!
"Haha, Elder Chang!"
"Rest assured, my nephew will definitely not disappoint you..."
"Go on, go on!"
"Then we will not disturb your rest, Elder Chang. Rest well..."
Seeing the white-haired old man close his eyes again and let his head droop.
Liu Sheng said nothing further. He cupped his fist, then left with Jiang Yi!
On the way!
Liu Sheng wore a smile, clearly in an excellent mood.
"Nephew Yi, Elder Chang is no simple man. He is likely some reclusive master!
You must study carefully what he gave you and strive to master this martial art as soon as possible!
When the time comes, I will put in a good word for you!
I will have him take you as his disciple. What do you think?"
Jiang Yi's eye twitched!
"...Sounds great!"
Then, after thinking for a moment, he handed the ancient manual to Liu Sheng.
"This is a... rather profound martial art. Uncle Liu, why don't you take a look..."
"No need, no need!"
Liu Sheng waved his hand, his gaze remaining straight ahead. He did not even spare it a glance.
"I have my own path. As for other things, they would be useless even if given to me!
Oh, and like you, what I cultivate was also given to me by Elder Chang!
As for the martial arts on the pavilion shelves, compared with it, they are simply not worth mentioning."
"You only need to cultivate properly the one Elder Chang gave you!
Trust your Uncle Liu. You cannot go wrong!"
Jiang Yi: "..."
Well, damn!
Could he be an accomplice?
The "treacherous minister" had jumped out all by himself!
Jiang Yi felt the urge to run away at once, to leave this place of trouble and strife.
Once matters here were settled, it was time to venture outside.
The world was so vast. He had to go see it!
What was more!
An "Old Monster" had already set his sights on him. If he kept hiding here—
He would only die faster!
After parting with Liu Sheng, Jiang Yi returned to his stall on Qingshi Street.
"Record it!"
As ten years of lifespan were consumed, the Nine Cauldrons Returning Origin Art rapidly flooded into his mind.
Likewise!
This was also a martial art that could be cultivated to the Blood Qi Realm!
In its initial stage, it could temper the bones throughout the body and forge a treasure cauldron physique!
Then one could step into the Blood Qi Realm.
This was precisely what he needed!
Sure enough!
That Old Monster had already seen through his cultivation Realm. That near-instinctive intuition!
It truly had not been an illusion!
"Should I cultivate it?"
After comprehending it for a while!
This martial art was more profound than the Tiger Demon Body Tempering Art.
Jiang Yi had a feeling that perhaps, by cultivating this martial art, he could temper all forty-five remaining bones.
"Cultivate it!!!"
As for what consequences it might bring afterward, he would deal with that afterward!
One thing was certain!
There was nothing wrong with this martial art.
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